4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid → 4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoyl bromide

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In a 50 ml glass reactor, 30 g of 4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid and 14.5 g of phosphorus tribromide were reacted at 155° C. for 3 hr. After that the reaction liquid was distilled under reduced pressure to obtain 23 g of 4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl bromide having a boiling point of 88°-89° C. at 18 mmHg. The yield in this reaction was 58%.

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